August 29, 2016 by Dan • Education

You’ll see us use the phrase “defined risk” when we talk about stock alternatives into uncertain events. Usually that takes the form of an options structure that is easily recognizable as far as how much …

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August 4, 2016 by Dan • Trade Ideas

Earlier I highlighted recent price action following earnings in three once loved tech stocks. All have high short interest, all were down sharply from their 52 week highs, and all are now experiencing sharp short …

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August 4, 2016 by Dan • FREE ACCESS

Yesterday, shares of Fitbit (FIT) closed up 13.5%. Shares of 3D Systems (DDD) closed up 17.5%. This morning, shares of Square (SQ) opened up 15%. All of these initially hot out of the box (IPO) tech stocks are …

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April 13, 2016 by Dan • Trade Updates

Shares of Fitbit (FIT) and GoPro (GPRO) are up 12% and 16% respectively, both on positive fundamental news. There are a few interesting similarities between these two stocks, both fairly recent IPOs of wearable consumer …

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February 22, 2016 by Dan • Commentary

  U.S. stocks opened up more than 1% and have traded in a fairly tight range for most of the session, in a 7 point range: After being down a little more than 6% on the month …

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December 8, 2015 by Dan • Commentary

Earlier today I wrote about the once hot tech stock bubble that was 3D printing (here), specifically about 3D System’s (DDD) 1000% rise from 2011 to early 2014, and its subsequent 90% decline to today’s …

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December 8, 2015 by Dan • Commentary

In the wake of Green Mountain’s takeout at a 75% premium, last night on CNBC’s Fast Money we were asked to throw out a few names of stocks where the price action has been so …

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May 7, 2015 by Dan • Commentary

I am going to keep this short and sweet. 3D stocks over the last two years was a clear example of an equity bubble that inflated, and then burst, having gained 800% from the start …

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